Marine Unmanned Surface Systems (USV) News

The latest ASV / USV news for Autonomous and Unmanned Surface Vehicles. Articles on commercial and naval USV, military ASV, uncrewed surface vessels, product launches and technological advances in USV design and manufacture

New USV Platform Launched for Survey Applications
New USV Platform Launched for Survey Applications

Unique Group, an integrated subsea and offshore solution provider, has announced that the company has designed and developed its first...

Apr 10, 2019
Royal Navy to Develop Autonomous Minehunting Vessels
Royal Navy to Develop Autonomous Minehunting Vessels

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced a £75million injection into pioneering new robotics technologies aimed at revolutionising...

Apr 03, 2019
AutoNaut Unveils New Long-Duration Communications Hub USV
AutoNaut Unveils New Long-Duration Communications Hub USV

AutoNaut has announced the launch of its new 3.5 Comms Hub unmanned surface vessel (USV), which is specifically designed for...

Mar 28, 2019
6G-Enabled Range of Autonomous USVs Unveiled
6G-Enabled Range of Autonomous USVs Unveiled

L3 ASV, an L3 Technologies company, has announced that together with Sonardyne International Ltd. it will offer 6G-enabled capability across its...

Mar 26, 2019
5G-Controlled USV Developed for Environmental Applications
5G-Controlled USV Developed for Environmental Applications

OceanAlpha has announced that its new unmanned surface vessel (USV), featuring 5G mobile communication technology and jointly developed with Ericsson...

Feb 26, 2019
ECA Group Unveils Rugged USV for High Seas Operations
ECA Group Unveils Rugged USV for High Seas Operations

ECA GROUP has announced that, in collaboration with its naval architecture subsidiary MAURIC, it has developed a new USV (Unmanned...

Feb 17, 2019
Data Gathering Autonomous Vessel Delivered to Royal Navy
Data Gathering Autonomous Vessel Delivered to Royal Navy

L3 ASV has announced the successful delivery of a long-endurance autonomous vessel known as the C-Enduro to the Royal Navy....

Feb 05, 2019
Sea Hunter USV Autonomously Navigates from California to Hawaii
Sea Hunter USV Autonomously Navigates from California to Hawaii

Leidos has announced that the Office of Naval Research (ONR)’s Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vessel (MDUSV), Sea Hunter, became the...

Jan 31, 2019
USV Completes Autonomous Reconnaissance Missions in Australia
USV Completes Autonomous Reconnaissance Missions in Australia

L3 ASV has announced the completion of a series of unmanned surface vessel (USV) demonstrations at the Australian Defence Showcase,...

Jan 22, 2019
Unmanned Surface Vessel Surveys Tibetan Lakes
Unmanned Surface Vessel Surveys Tibetan Lakes

OceanAlpha has announced that it has taken part in an expedition to survey three plateau glacial lakes in Tibet with...

Jan 21, 2019
Towed Sonar System Tested on Seagull USV
Towed Sonar System Tested on Seagull USV

Elbit Systems has announced that its Seagull multi-mission Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) recently completed a series of rigorous sea tests...

Dec 20, 2018
USV-Mounted Minehunting System Demonstrated
USV-Mounted Minehunting System Demonstrated

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has announced that it has demonstrated its AQS-24B mine hunting system from a high-speed unmanned surface...

Dec 18, 2018
Elbit Adds Torpedo Launching Capabilities to Seagull USV
Elbit Adds Torpedo Launching Capabilities to Seagull USV

Elbit Systems has announced that its ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) division has teamed with Leonardo to develop...

Dec 10, 2018
Remotely Operated Passenger Ferry Trialled in Finland
Remotely Operated Passenger Ferry Trialled in Finland

Robotics firm ABB has announced that, in conjunction with Helsinki City Transport, it has performed a remote operation trial of...

Dec 08, 2018
World’s Largest Marine Unmanned Systems Test Site Opened
World’s Largest Marine Unmanned Systems Test Site Opened

Oceanalpha, a developer of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has announced that its parent company Yunzhou Intelligent Technology Co., in conjunction...

Dec 06, 2018
Mercury Outboard Motor-Powered Boats Converted to Unmanned Vessels
Mercury Outboard Motor-Powered Boats Converted to Unmanned Vessels

Dynautics Ltd, a developer of intelligent marine electronics for unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has announced that it has successfully developed...

Nov 19, 2018
Fugro and L3 ASV to Develop Advanced Autonomous Commercial Survey Vessels
Fugro and L3 ASV to Develop Advanced Autonomous Commercial Survey Vessels

L3 ASV and Fugro have announced the signing of a joint development agreement to create the next generation of autonomous...

Nov 08, 2018
USV Designed to Provide Fuel and Cargo Delivery to Offshore Locations
USV Designed to Provide Fuel and Cargo Delivery to Offshore Locations

UAVOS has announced that it has developed a new Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) that provides a refuelling system to remote...

Nov 06, 2018
L3 ASV to Conduct Autonomous Vessel Navigation Research
L3 ASV to Conduct Autonomous Vessel Navigation Research

L3 ASV has announced that it has received United Kingdom government funding for a pioneering project on autonomous navigation of...

Oct 30, 2018
USV for Antarctic Missions Under Development
USV for Antarctic Missions Under Development

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have announced that they are helping to design an unmanned surface vessel (USV)...

Oct 24, 2018
New 20′ WAM-V Endurance USV Unveiled
New 20′ WAM-V Endurance USV Unveiled

Marine Advanced Research has announced that the first of the company’s new 20’ WAM-V USVs (unmanned surface vessels) has been...

Oct 12, 2018
ECA Unveils Vessels to Launch Unmanned Mine Clearance Vehicles
ECA Unveils Vessels to Launch Unmanned Mine Clearance Vehicles

ECA Group and naval architecture firm MAURIC have unveiled OCTOPODA, a new range of mothership-type vessels for launching unmanned systems...

Oct 11, 2018
EMCORE to Develop Inertial Navigation Systems for Maritime Platform
EMCORE to Develop Inertial Navigation Systems for Maritime Platform

EMCORE Corporation, a provider of inertial sensing products for unmanned systems, has announced that it has been awarded a contract...

Oct 08, 2018
New USV Designed for Mine Countermeasure Operations
New USV Designed for Mine Countermeasure Operations

ECA Group has announced the release of the INSPECTOR 120, the latest unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the company’s range...

Oct 05, 2018
Sea Machines Trials USV Command & Control Systems
Sea Machines Trials USV Command & Control Systems

Sea Machines Robotics, a developer of autonomous technology for marine vessels, has announced the successful completion of product sea trials...

Oct 04, 2018
The Royal Netherlands Navy Successfully Integrate SeeByte’s Neptune into Remus 100 Fleet
The Royal Netherlands Navy Successfully Integrate SeeByte’s Neptune into Remus 100 Fleet

The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has successfully integrated SeeByte’s Neptune mission planning and autonomy engine software into its New Generation...

Sep 28, 2018
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